unnappedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈnapt/, U.S. /ˌənˈnæpt/ Of a textile fabric or an article made of such material: having no nap. Also figurative.
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1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. xxxviii. 248 Countesse Trifaldi.., clad all in finest vn-napped Bayes [Sp. finísima y negra bayeta por frisar].
a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta i. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiiii4/1 Did I attempt her with a thred-bare name—unnapt with meritorious actions.
1750 Familiar Lett. Gentleman at Damascus xix. 119 The woollen is used in their sophas, and, for that purpose, wrought into unnapped carpets.
1788 T. Jefferson Let. 21 July in Papers (1956) XIII. 393 Patterns of the following Articles. White welsh plains or negroe's Cotton, nap'd and unnap'd.
1871 Bull. National Assoc. Wool Manufacturers 2 418 The process of unravelling the rags of unnapped fabrics for utilizing the wool anew.
1949 C. L. Scott Buying Men's Suits 6 Serge is a hard-finished, unnapped worsted with close 45-degree twill weave.
2001 C. D. Reese Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques xxiv. 337 By coating the unnapped side with plastic, fabric gloves are transformed into general-purpose hand protection.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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